The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16
Vicinity Notes.

Ihcrs Is new paper ~ ."'5S''sSi '''''
the Daily Register,
Rev. +. NJ. Van Pet,en has accepted the
position of assistant principal of the Joliet
High school, and will leave the ministry for
the time being,-Joliet tx Press.
Joliet wants a union depot
Peter Weast, the Streator homicide, will
be released from the penitentiary On the
oath, Some of Petes near neigbors in Strea-
tor state that Mrs. Weast, who was the os-
tensible cause Of the crime committed by
Pete, was more sinned against than SHINING
Coal is produced in forty .niue counties Of
Illinois from al mines, employing about 20.
600 persons. The output is about 10 OOO, 900
tones, and valued at the mines at upwards
of SlS,000,0o0
1t hasn't been very happy year so far
for Hymen in Streator, judging from the
number of divorces granted. The god of mar.
riage should turn over new leaf, swear OIL
and go fishing Joliet Signal.
We think he has been fishing too much
ard caught too many suckers, Mr.. Hymen
had better gut fishing
The license ticket at Maroa has been elect
ed. They had no saloons last year and now
they will have three.
Twelve marriage licences were issued in
Kane County, last week and the Oldest OF
the contracting parties was 2s, the youngest
III.
The first Congregational church of Oswe-
90, III. has been having a revival recently,
and the result is the conversion Of eleven
young ladies'.
Oswego narrowly escaped a serious fire
last week. Chas. Avery's house burned, and
the town came near going too.
Thirty indictments are now hanging over
the heads of ex-o.ficials of LaSalle county.
Mrs. Mary H. Plunkett, Of Sandwich, and
her sister, Mrs. Mccoy, of New York, left
Sandwich, III. last week to start school in
San Francisco, Cal.
Kankakee INDUCES in electric light.
Joliet is bowling for public park.
An anarchist named Herr Most is just
out of Joliet, having served out his time
there, and the Joliet Signat speaks Of him
in rather depracatOry terms, concluding
thus:
"The hangman has him on the list, and if
his rawlings result in the shedding of blood,
he will no doubt be summarily choked to
death We shall take pleasure in recording
such an event, as necessarily conducive to
the general welfare.
Mining operations will soon begin near
Ashmore, the land being richly imbedded
with coal.
Last Sunday, Rev. W. H. Penhallegon
preached his fifth anniversary sermon in
the Park Presbyterian church at Streator.
Articles of incorporation for the Joliet
Road Cart Company" have been filed with
the recorder. The capital stock is $50, 200,
all Of which has been taken,
The treasurers vault in the Kendall
County Court House contained about eleven
thousand dollars, at the time of the fire. On
being opened it was found in good ORDER
| 4urOrG Beacon.
A new society styled "The Illinois Catho-
/ lie Order of Forresters," has been organ
lied in Lockport. The organization already
contains over 10, 600 members in the state
and is rapidly increasing from week to
week. 1t is neither political nor secret
society, but is open to pratical Catholics OF
all nationalities.
A case of canned lobster poisoning, is re
ported at Rockford, H., the family of Mr..
McPehrson, were the victims. No deaths
resulted
Elgin is to have handsome new hotel.
Marseilles is mourning in advance for the
loss Of Rev. J. Straub, one of its most popu'
lar pastors.
Another village that bankers for public
park, is Marseilles.